Archer M. Huntington

J.M. Barrie’s real-life experiences, especially the impact of his brother’s death, directly influenced the characters, plot, and themes of “Peter Pan”. James had the misfortune of having to live in his brother’s, David Barrie’s, shadow as David was considered his mother’s favorite son. His death would later lead to the characterization of Peter Pan and his background story. Margaret Ogilvy’s (David’s and James’ mother) reaction to David’s death would eventually lead to the mother-worship…

Invetigative reporting has been taking place since the first American newspaper in 1690 but only recently has it become associated with more fringe media than the mainstream media sources. James L. Aucoin’s book provides 300 years of reporting; including exposes,watchdog articles, hard-hitting investigative pieces and everything in between. The book does a solid job of looking closesly at how investigative reporting has taken on the the qualities of a lasting social institution, specifically…

1. One key concept from The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt was the Theory of Constraints. This theory stipulates that every firm has at least one factor or constraint that prevents them from achieving their goal – which is typically profit. The main constraints plaguing Alex Rogo’s factory were the bottlenecks. In this novel, Mr. Goldratt lists his five recommended steps for managing constraints. In order, the steps are: Step 1: Identify the system’s constraint - In this step, a manager must…

The manufacturing firm situated in Japan is a batch producer of products with a world class quality where their operations were fundamentally different from the final stage assembly line. They had reached a point where they had no additional capacity to meet the rising demand. To overcome this inefficiency and to satisfy the growing demand, Dr. Youngman and his team implemented the Theory of Constraints approach into the organization. They used a production simulator among all management units…

Probing Petrus: An examination of the post-apartheid African dog-man What kind of person would allow outsiders to intrude upon a part of their shared land and put their own neighbor’s life in danger? Would any real man conspire against a person that was once a stranger, but eventually became his co-worker or moreover his employer, to attain success towards his own personal goals? The character of Petrus in J.M. Coetzee’s Disgrace represents a symbol of payback emerging from the oppression of…

Pareto’s Principle in Business and Beyond Introduction Pareto’s principle, also known as the 80/20 rule, defines an unequal relationship between any two factors. Understanding the 80/20 rule helps managers pinpoint causes of problems, measure employee productivity, and interpret product sales in order to improve the overall functionality of the organization. Pareto’s principle can also be tested and applied in science –researchers utilized the principle in cancer research. In all areas, the…

Summary of Main themes In this book, one of the main themes that Goldratt seeks to expound on is the struggles that managers go through. In their work of ensuring that the supply chain runs smoothly, managers often have to deal with a hoist of operational, human resource and even social problems that make it difficult to achieve the set goals. This book gives the story of one Alex Rogo who is facing serious consequences if the manufacturing plant he manages does not improve within three months.…

The theme of power is very evident in many works of literature, especially regarding culture, gender, and sex. When interpreting any works of literature, the role of power is usually held by a male character. In our society, more so the past, power is usually associated with masculinity rather than femininity. In these two works of literature, “Disgrace” by J.M. Coetzee and “A Good Man is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor, the theme of gender related power can be well interpreted amongst the…

While the people described in “The Machine Stops” and the people today can be compared through a discussion of technology to each- both civilizations share the potential danger of being technology controlled. I. Communication A. The Machine Stops 1. Video Chat 2. Phones 3. Little human contact B. Today 1. Phones 2. Video Chat 3. Human contact II. Transportation A. The Machine Stops 1. Airships 2. Underground Train 3. Driverless Cars B. Today 1. Planes 2. Trains 3. Cars 4. Bikes and manual…

The purpose of this report is to explore three major corporate scandals with regard to their irresponsible ethical behaviour and the lessons that can be learned from each. The three companies examined in this report include Tyco International Ltd, HealthSouth Corporation and Nimble Pty Ltd. Results of this report show that corporate scandals occur periodically and can have an effect on other companies with the first scandal occurring in 2002 by Tyco and then followed by HealthSouth in 2003 and…